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New Railgun Footage
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:05 pm
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:14 pm to texag7
I wonder if they can encase self propelled rounds inside of that casing that appears in the video. Maybe a round with a small amount of propellant and a radio so it can be directed at a fast moving target, like a fighter.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:17 pm to texag7
Badass
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:23 pm to texag7
MERICA
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:26 pm to texag7
That'd be perfect for clearing out some of these nuisance hogs around here.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:27 pm to Upperdecker
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Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:27 pm to texag7
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:35 pm to WavinWilly
quote:
I wonder if they can encase self propelled rounds inside of that casing that appears in the video. Maybe a round with a small amount of propellant and a radio so it can be directed at a fast moving target, like a fighter.
The projectiles are so fast that at short and medium range the target has no time to take evasive action. Just point, take the appropriate lead, and shoot.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:35 pm to texag7
Very cool
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:37 pm to texag7
I'm going buy some fricking bacon
This post was edited on 6/5/16 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:42 pm to texag7
I want two
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:49 pm to texag7
They keep saying how cheap the round is, but how much does it cost to generate 25 megawatts, to fire that cheap round? Also what are they using to generate 25 megawatts?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 4:55 pm to texag7
It is very interesting, but the trade off here is that the decrease in ammo cost is likely negated at this time by the cost of generating the power to fire that weapon.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:02 pm to texag7
You're welcome, America.
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:08 pm to Scruffy
quote:
It is very interesting, but the trade off here is that the decrease in ammo cost is likely negated at this time by the cost of generating the power to fire that weapon.
Don't modern military ships already have nuclear power plants?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:16 pm to dkreller
quote:I know the subs do.
Don't modern military ships already have nuclear power plants?
The big issue here is the massive amount of power that has to be instantaneously released to fire the gun, and that is just one time.
Do the ships even have that capability?
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:16 pm to dkreller
Merica
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:18 pm to Scruffy
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Do the ships even have that capability
They will have
Posted on 6/5/16 at 5:37 pm to Emteein
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They keep saying how cheap the round is, but how much does it cost to generate 25 megawatts, to fire that cheap round? Also what are they using to generate 25 megawatts?
The Zumwalt-class destroyer's are the only ones with the power to fire the railgun. The first one will be deployed in 2019 on the LBJ
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